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Charlottesville, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Charlottesville fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2023 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Charlottesville peaked in April 2020 at 10.5% and is now 8.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in February 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Charlottesville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.9% +0.1 +0.2
Virginia 2.7% +0.2 -0.4
Charlottesville 2.5% 0.0 -0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with October 2023 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Charlottesville, Virginia, National

Charlottesville, Virginia monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Charlottesville, Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Charlottesville peaked in April 2020 at 12,208. There are now 8,927 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,057 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 224. Charlottesville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Charlottesville, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Charlottesville 3,281 +81 -267

Number of Unemployed Persons

Charlottesville, Virginia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Virginia
Unemployment Rate
Charlottesville
Unemployment Rate
Charlottesville
Unemployed
November
2023
3.7%
October
2023
3.9% 2.7% 2.5% 3,281
September
2023
3.8% 2.5% 2.5% 3,200
August
2023
3.8% 2.5% 2.5% 3,148
July
2023
3.5% 2.5% 2.5% 3,166
June
2023
3.6% 2.7% 2.6% 3,273
May
2023
3.7% 2.9% 2.7% 3,361
April
2023
3.4% 3.1% 2.7% 3,452
March
2023
3.5% 3.2% 2.8% 3,519
February
2023
3.6% 3.2% 2.9% 3,572
January
2023
3.4% 3.2% 2.9% 3,586
December
2022
3.5% 3.1% 2.9% 3,532

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.